Bracket gutter hanger



Oct. 11, 1938. s. STECKLER 2,132,587

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INVENTOR. -IIKLER ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 11, 1938 iUNlTED- "STATE BRACKET GUTTE-R HANGER- Samuel Steckler, White Plains, N. Y.,'.as'signor' to Arthur Steckler, White Plains, N. Y.

Application January 28, 1937, Serial No. 122,864

' l 4Claims. 1 (c1. 24s 48.1)

This invention relates to an improvement in gutter hangers, particularly for supporting roof "gutters.

Heretofore, gutter hangers of the type of this invention, which support the gutter by a member extending beneath the same and carried by a bracket attached to the roof or tothe facing 'board adjacent the same, have been rather difficult of assembly or suspension by the roof, because the hanger brackets are usually secured in place first and-then the supporting members are applied to the gutter on the ground when the gutter is soldered, after which the gutter is lifted up a ladder to the edge of the roof for connection with the hanger brackets by means of bolts, pins, nails, or the like. When the supporting member on the gutter are engaged with the supporting member bracket shank, it is difficult to hold the hanger in proper position while inserting the pin or bolt, and while'lining up the gutter to get it into the proper position with respect to the bracket.

The object of this invention is to provide a connection between I the shank of the hanger bracket and the supporting member applied to the gutter, which will facilitate assembly of the complete hanger by temporarily holding the supporting member on the shank of the bracket while adjustments are made to line up the gutter and get the holes in proper registry for insertion of the bolts, while at the same time, providing a secure and rigid connection between the bracket and the supporting member which will serve to securely fasten the gutter in place.

This is accomplished by forming the inner end of the supporting member substantially in the shape of a housing to receive the shank of the bracket and fit the same sufficiently close to form a frictional connection therewith, the arrangement being such that the shank is of channel shape with the web thereof extending transversely of the gutter and a rib formed in a side of the supporting member opposite the web enters between the sides of the shank to form a frictional connection therebetween until a proper securing bolt is inserted through the same to fasten the parts together. This may be applied either to the type of bracket which is secured directly on the roof, or to that which has a plate for fastening to the facing boards, just beneath the roof.

A preferred embodiment of this invention, together with a modification thereof, are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view through a gutter having the gutter hanger applied thereto,

the latter being shown partly in side elevation;

. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View through the and showing the hangerinplan removed from the gutter; Fig. 3is an end elevation of the inner end of the supporting hanger;

. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the outer end thereof; and i i i Fig. 5.is a side elevationof a modified form of bracket secured to face boards which are shown in section. Y

The usual gutter .is shown in Fig. 1 and designated generally by the numeral I, having a plain inner edge 2, and a rolled outer edge which for'ms a bead 3.

*The supporting member is designated generally by the numeral 4, and extends transversely beneath the gutter ltosupport the same. S'I'his supporting 'member is of inverted U-shape in cross-section, substantially as shown in my prior patent, No.1,'735,622, granted November 12, 1929.

The supporting member 4 has a tab 5, at its inner end in position to be bent inwardly over the plain strap clip I, one end of which hooks over the bead 3, while the other end engages beneath flanges 8 formed in the sides of the supporting member 4, just in front of the tongue 6, or substantially as shown in Patent No. 1,735,622.

At its inner end, the supporting member 4 has in-turned flanges 9, which cooperate with the sides of the supporting member to form a housing which extends vertically and has a vertical rib ll! formed in one side thereof.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a hanger bracket I I is adapted to support the supporting member attached to the gutter and has a downwardly extending shank H, which is also of channel shape in cross-section but with the web thereof extending transversely oi"v the gutter, so that the rib l0 engages between the sides of the channeled shank when the supporting member is applied thereto.

The sides of the supporting member 4 with the rib l0 stamped in one of these sides sufiiciently close so as to frictionally engage the shank [2 to hold the supporting member thereon by friction during the aligning and adjusting of the gutter. The shank l2 has a series of holes l3, while the sides of the supporting member 4 have a series of holes l4 in position to receive a bolt l5, or other fastening element that may be inserted therethrough for securing the supporting member 4 upon the shank l2, when the gutter is in its proper position with respect thereto and to the roof. The mechanic may adjust the gutter up or down before insertion of the bolt l5, merely by tapping the supporting member 4 sufficiently to slide it along the shank I2, but there is still a frictional engagement sufiicient to hold the parts temporarily in place and yet this provides a secure and rigid fastening when the parts are assembled.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the supporting member 4 is the same in construction as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, but instead of supporting this from the roof directly, provision is made for supporting the gutter from facing boards 16, when the roof is already in place. This is done by the use of a plate l1, rigidly attached to the facing boards l6, and which plate I! carries a shank i8 rigidly fixed thereto as by a rivet IS. The shank i8 is also of channel shape, substantially the same as the shank l2 and is inserted through the housing 9 in the supporting member 4 to frictionally hold the parts in place during adjustment and thereafter for permanent fastening by a bolt or other fastening means.

To accommodate either form of supporting member, and particularly that shown in Fig. 5, the upper ends of the flange 9 and sides of the supporting member 4 are cut away as at 20, so as to receive the plate I! and its bracket, as shown in Fig. 5. Thus the supporting member may be used with either form of bracket as desired and may be pushed high up on the shank in either event.

I claim:

1. A gutter hanger comprising a supporting member adapted to receive a gutter, said supporting member having a housing at the inner end thereof, said housing having an upright rib therein, a supporting bracket having an upright shank inserted into the housing and being approximately U-shaped in cross-section with the sides thereof embracing the rib and frictionally engaging at least two of the walls of the housing, and means for securing the shank to the supporting member in different adjusted positions with respect thereto.

2. A gutter hanger comprising a supporting member having means for securing it to a gutter, and having an upright housing at the inner end thereof, said housing having front, rear and side walls and an internal upright rib therein, a supporting bracket having an upright shank approximately U-shaped in cross section and extending into the housing with the sides thereof embracing the upright rib,the sides of said shank also adapted to frictionally engage the front and rear walls of said housing to support said supporting member, and means for securing the supporting member in different adjusted positions with respect thereto.

3. A gutter hanger comprising a supporting member, said supporting member having an upright housing at the inner end thereof, said housing having upright front, rear and side :walls, one of the sides having a vertical rib formed therein and projecting into the housing, a supporting bracket having an upright shank substantially -U-shaped in cross section adapted to be inserted into said housing and adapted to frictionally engage said front and rear wall and said upright rib to support said supporting member, the opposite sides of said housing and the shank having a series of holes therethrough, and fastening means inserted through the holes for securing the supporting member on the shank in different adjusted positions with respect thereto.

4. A gutter hanger comprising a supporting member adapted to receive a gutter, said supporting member having upright sides at the inner end thereof forming a housing, one of the latter sides having an upright rib integrally formed therein, a supporting bracket having an upright shank substantially U-shaped in cross section andinserted into the housing with the ribbed and opposite side of said supporting member embracing the open and closed sides of said supporting shank.

SAMUEL STECKLER. 

